8 movie myths that can hurt you

Myth 1. From an aerosol can you can make a flamethrower

Fragment of the film "It"

An extremely common scene in films, especially comedies. The hero grabs hairspray or deodorant and a lighter and turns the can into a makeshift flamethrower.

In reality, repeat such a trick exactly not worth itT. Grey. Completely Mad Science. If the balloon is heated, it will explode and cause serious injury to you, at least injuring your hand. And then it will cut with fragments. Finally, he can corny set fire to the owner.

On YouTube, you can find videos of how different daredevils chase wasps and other insects with an “aerosol flamethrower”. But it doesn't always end well.

For example, a guy named Kyle from Queensland in Australia once tried to burn a cockroach in this way. The canister exploded in his hands, and the poor fellow turned into a living fireball. Kyle survived but burns receivedWhy You Should Quit Trying Spray Can Flamethrower in Your Life / dawsom.com serious.

Myth 2. Taking a photo of your butt with a photocopier is a great idea.

Fragment of the film "40 days and 40 nights"

Another popular movie cliché is that characters often use the photocopier for other purposes, drawing their buttocks with it. Sometimes other organs are photocopied, as, for example, James McAvoy's character did in the movie Dirt.

In reality, this should not be repeated for two reasons. First of all, old devices, which are still occasionally found in offices, can burn skin. Especially in such a sensitive area.

And modern digital machines remember when this or that copy was made, and you can be identified and fired for such defiant behavior.

And finally, the glass surface, under which there are moving metal parts and electrical wires, can break, and a person will be shocked. The copier is not designed for such a weight - people are still heavier than sheets of paper.

So, in this viral video, which is circulating on the Web, an office worker tried to pull off the trick of copying his backside and literally fell into the device.

Myth 3. Cold water is refreshing, but basically harmless.

In films and TV shows, characters fall into an ice-cold hole and crawl out of there as if nothing had happened - as if from a pool in their backyard. Jumping from a ship into the Arctic Ocean, swimming in an ice bath, swimming in an ice hole with birds dinosaur (as in the new "Jurassic World") - all this is absolutely harmless to the health of Hollywood characters.

Just harden, they will be healthier!

In reality, cold water will very quickly draw all the heat out of the body, and the person will die from hypothermia. But really icy liquid can simply callCold Water Shock / Water Safety Tips cardiac arrest, as the cold constricts blood vessels and forces the organ to work under excessive loadD. J. farstad. Cold Water Immersion Syndrome and Whitewater Recreation Fatalities / Wilderness & Environmental Medicine.

And, by the way, jumping into the water from a great height can kill, because due to surface tension, the liquid in a collision slows down the body no worse than asphalt.

Myth 4. Breaking objects on your head is fun and not at all dangerous

Fragment of the film "The Menagerie"

Breaking a bottle on someone's head is a typical movie stuntwhich many find funny. Another option is to crush a can of beer or cola on your forehead. But those who try to do this in reality risk earning a head injury.

StudyS. A. Bolliger. Are full or empty beer bottles sturdier and does their fracture-threshold suffice to break the human skull? / Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine doctors from the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University of Bern showed that most beer bottles manufacturers require a lot of energy to destroy and, accordingly, may well provide a fracture of the skull, or at least would concussion.

Soft aluminum cans are also not as harmless as it might seem. American wrestler Spike Dudley somehow chargedCan-Crushing Cranium / TV Tropes such a bet on his forehead during the filming of the ECW: Heatwave '98 show and managed to knock himself out.

Myth 5. The Grenadier Guard of Great Britain is needed only for beauty

Trollstation / YouTube video fragment

In movies and cartoons, guys in red coats and huge bear hats are such funny boobies that you can laugh at. They do not pay attention to any antics of tourists around and are ready to silently endure anything, even if you dance on their heads.

Soldiers only shout "Kingsguard way!" if they get in their way, and stomp their feet menacingly.

In reality, the Grenadiers-Guards of Buckingham Palace are trained fighters armed with automatic carbines with bayonets. And they they have a rightb. White Spunner. horse guards use them if you try to enter the protected area or threaten the guard.

However, even if the grenadier does not shoot, he may well hit the bully with his butt or cuff him. So don't be deceived by looking at the traditional uniforms that now look ridiculous - they are military men, not actors.

Myth 6. Putting a laxative in someone's food or drink is a great joke.

Fragment of the film "American Pie"

If the character of the film wants to get rid of his enemy, but it is impossible to kill him, he will pour a laxative into the treat of the adversary. The scoundrel, tearing off his pants on the go, will run to the toilet and lose the competition, disgrace himself, and those around him will laugh at him.

In reality, even an over-the-counter laxative can seriously harmJ. L. Roerig. Laxative Abuse / Drugs person, sending him to the hospital or even killing him. Such drugs can cause an allergic reaction, kidney failure and intestinal inflammation, lead to rupture of the appendix, damageN. brown. Evidence for long-term pancreatic damage caused by laxative abuse in subjects recovered from anorexia nervosa / International Journal of Eating Disorders pancreatic and internal bleeding. And they can even put the victim in a coma. Not to mention the fact that diarrhea and concomitant dehydration do not add health to people either.

Myth 7. Waking up in the hospital, the first thing to do is get rid of the drip

No, seriously, that's what every character does when they wake up in the hospital. The Bride in Kill Bill, Alice in Resident Evil, Wolverine in the X-Men - really, this guy is an immortal mutant, so he can.

In reality, you don't have to do this. First of all, intravenous administration of drugs is carried out not because doctors have nothing to do, but to improve the patient's condition. And unauthorized refusal of drugs can lead to sad consequences.

In addition, removing the needle from the vein and not properly treating the puncture, you can earn bleeding, and even infectionE. M. Fulcher. Introduction to Intravenous Therapy for Health Professionals in addition. Therefore, if you are not a doctor who knows what and how to do, it is better not to touch anything and call a nurse.

Myth 8. Shooting in the air is fun

Fragment of the film "Idiocracy"

Everyone shoots in the air in the cinema, because this is a great way to warn others about the seriousness of their intentions. In reality, this is a very, very bad occupation, even if you do not think about morality and legality.

The fact is that bullets sent up tend to fall back sooner or later. NASA, however, developed a cannon that can force them to orbit the Earth, or even fly into space altogether. But it is unlikely that an ordinary pistol or machine gun will be able to do this.

A bullet fired into the air flies up as far as it can, and then returns - and almost at the same speed with which it left the barrel. And she may well hurt or kill someone.

For example, in 2003 in Iraq during the traditional festive shooting at the wedding of Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay perishedWhere Do Bullets Go When Guns Are Fired Straight Up Into the Air? /HowStuffWorks at least 20 people when the bullets fired from the Kalashnikovs began to return. And in Texas, which is also full of hot guys with guns, in 2011 and 2012, two children were victims of such shells from shooting in the air during the celebration of Independence Day.